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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re bars on the windows and doors — there is a lot of crime in Capitol Hill.  Is it maybe just that Capitol Hill isn’t for you, bars or not?  I will never take my bars off as long as I live here, though many of my neighbors don’t have them.  The quality of sleep outweighs the aesthetics for me.  I figure a buyer can take them off if they want.  I just don’t get why the bars are a deal breaker, rather than the neighborhood as a whole, since they’re removable and am interested in hearing why.[/quote]

People just have visceral reactions to things, and bars on windows and doors are one of them. For a lot of people it just feels like prison, and no one wants to go into their future home and think "prison".

I live in CH and at this point only a handful of neighbors still do bars on their windows or doors. Maybe a few more have them on the basement windows/doors because I think there's more concern about someone trying to break in through those. But most people take them off, and then a lot of people have those home security subscriptions (including us) and do a little sign out front for that. And/or a camera near the door. Lots of ways to deter thieves/break-ins these days that don't involve bars that feel depressing and block light (plus often start to look really bad after a few years when the pain starts to chip).

I also think that the bars might make someone think "huh, maybe this neighborhood is more dangerous than I thought." But I agree with you that people have to do their own research and figure out if they are okay with crime levels separately than a reaction to bars on windows. I've lived in CH for almost 20 years now and never been a victim of a crime, though I've definitely heard about neighbors homes being broken into (though don't personally know anyone who has ever been hurt in this situation, just scared). But of course there are sometimes violent crimes around here. I think it's hard to know how you will do with it unless you live here for a while. We rented for a long time before buying so there have been no surprises. [/quote]

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